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“AAA finds eight out of 10 traveling families will be packing their cars and coolers for long-distance adventures—a 10 percent increase from last year.”

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To offset the steep entry to Disney, my family ditched the plane ride to the Most Magical Place on Earth, in favor of cruise-controlling it from Worcester, Massachusetts, to Orlando, Florida. Total miles driven: approximately 1,200. Total homemade Persian Kotlet sandwiches consumed: far too many.

This was the summer of 1983 when gas prices were a little more than $1 per gallon. By piling into our white Toyota Camry we saved thousands with cash left over for Mickey and Minnie tchotchkes.

Fast-forward to 2017 and family road trips are still going strong. This year, in fact, AAA finds eight out of 10 traveling families will be packing their cars and coolers for long-distance adventures—a 10 percent increase from last year.

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